nanimous offer" to Poland, and attacked Poland
for agitating for war and England for being responsible for Poland's
attitude. After the invasion of Poland Hess signed decrees
incorporating Danzig and certain Polish territories into the Reich,
and setting up the General Government (Poland).

These specific steps which this defendant took in support of
Hitler's plans for aggressive action do not indicate the full extent
of his responsibility. Until his flight to England, Hess was Hitler's
closest personal confidant. Their relationship was such that Hess
must have been informed of Hitler's aggressive plans when they came
into existence. And he took action to carry out these plans whenever
action was necessary.

With him on his flight to England, Hess carried certain peace
proposals which he alleged Hitler was prepared to accept. It is
significant to note that this flight took place only 10 days after
the date on which Hitler fixed! 22 June 1941, as the time for
attacking the Soviet Union. In conversations carried on after his
arrival in England Hess wholeheartedly supported all Germany's
aggressive actions up to that time, and attempted to justify
Germany's action in connection with Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland,
Norway, Denmark, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He blamed England and
France for the war.

War Crimes and Crimes against
Humanity

There is evidence showing the participation of
the Party Chancellery, under Hess, in the distribution of orders
connected with the commission of War Crimes;. that Hess may have had
knowledge of, even if he did not participate in, the crimes that were
being committed in the East, and proposed laws discriminating against
Jews and Poles; and that he signed decrees forcing certain groups of
Poles to accept German citizenship. The Tribunal, however, does not
find that the evidence sufficiently connects Hess with those crimes
to sustain a finding of guilt.

As previously indicated the Tribunal found, after a full medical
examination of and report on the condition of this defendant, that he
should be tried, without any postponement of his case. Since that
time further motions have been made that he should again be examined.
These the Tribunal denied, after having had a report from the prison
psychologist. That Hess acts in an abnormal manner, suffers from loss
of memory, and has mentally deteriorated during this Trial, may be
true. But there is nothing to show that he does not realize the
nature of the charges against him, or is incapable of defending
himself. He was ably represented at the Trial by counsel, appointed
for that purpose by the Tribunal. There is no suggestion that Hess
was not completely sane when the acts charged against him were
committed.